Biography of Ben Ginsberg

In the 2004 and 2000 election cycles, Mr. Ginsberg served as National Counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign.  In 2000, he played a central role in the Florida recount.  He also represents the campaigns and leadership PACs of numerous members of the Senate and House, as well as the Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee.  He serves as counsel to the Republican Governors Association and has wide experience on the state legislative level from directing Republican redistricting efforts nationwide following the 1990 Census and being actively engaged in the 2001-2002 round of redistricting.    

Mr. Ginsberg appears frequently on television commenting on law and politics.  He also represents a variety of clients on Capital Hill on a wide range of issues including appropriations, trade, broadcasting and health care.    

He came to Patton Boggs in 1993 after serving for eight years as counsel to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee.  In addition to representing clients before Congress and state legislatures, he advises on election law issues, particularly those involving federal and state campaign finance laws, ethics rules, redistricting, communications law, and election recounts and contests.     

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his J.D. degree from Georgetown University.  Prior to entering law school, he spent five years as a newspaper reporter on The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, and The Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise.  He has been adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center lecturing on law and the political process.